188
188
Aug 4, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell. >> brown: don dahler, thank you so much. health officials have confirmed more cases of cyclospora. the stomach bugged sickened more than 400 people in 16 states. investigators are struggling to find the source of the outbreak. some of the cases were traced to a salad mix from a mexican farm. it was served at olive gardens and red lobsters in nebraska and iowa. the other illnesses are still a mystery tonight. carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: the f.d.a. says a talad mix that came from the taylor farm processing plant in mexico contained a parasite called cyclospora. that is what authorities say siused an outbreak of severe stomach illness. the salad mix was delivered to the olive garden and red lobster in iowa and nebraska. r's still unknown why the contamination occurred. the f.d.a. says it's not yet fear whether the cases reported from other states are part of the same outbreak. how surprised were you to hear about this outbreak? >> very surprised. >> reporter: food safety consultant jeff nelken said cyclospora infe
terrell. >> brown: don dahler, thank you so much. health officials have confirmed more cases of cyclospora. the stomach bugged sickened more than 400 people in 16 states. investigators are struggling to find the source of the outbreak. some of the cases were traced to a salad mix from a mexican farm. it was served at olive gardens and red lobsters in nebraska and iowa. the other illnesses are still a mystery tonight. carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: the f.d.a. says a talad...
248
248
Aug 11, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 248
favorite 0
quote 0
and built for speed-- terrell brown shows us what science is learning about usain bolt, the fastest man alive. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod with a wtern edition of the broadcast. we begin tonight in colorado with a deadly mudslide. rescue crews recovered one body just west of colorado springs, and three others are missing after flash floods caused not just by heavy rains last night, but by forest fires last year. here's heather burke from our denver affiliate kcnc. >> reporter: the cleanup has begun at manitou springs, colorado. this restaurant was washed out by the water surge. farley mcdonough showed us where the flood line reached two feet. >> this is what all of the professionals have been telling us could happen so we've been work very hard to be ready but you can only be so ready when something like this happens. >> reporter: just an inch and a half of rain triggered the mudslides in an area scorched by wildfires last year. the dry soil is unable to absorb as much water as before. flash floods damaged dozens
and built for speed-- terrell brown shows us what science is learning about usain bolt, the fastest man alive. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod with a wtern edition of the broadcast. we begin tonight in colorado with a deadly mudslide. rescue crews recovered one body just west of colorado springs, and three others are missing after flash floods caused not just by heavy rains last night, but by forest fires last...
247
247
Aug 23, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 247
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown has the latest on the search for clues. and "on the road," steve hartman catches motorists smiling in a no-smiling zone. >> never so happy to get a ticket in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight, i'm bob schieffer. cbs news has learned that the pentagon is making the initial preparations for a cruise missile attack on syrian government forces. we say "initial preparations" because such an attack won't happen unless and until the president gives the green light, and it was clear during an interview on cnn today he is not there yet. >> if the u.s. goes in and attacks another country without a u.n. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented then there are questions in terms of whether international law supports it, do we have the coalition to make it work, and those are considerations that we had to take into account. >> schieffer: the attack on the damascus suburbs which left hundreds dead this week is looking more
terrell brown has the latest on the search for clues. and "on the road," steve hartman catches motorists smiling in a no-smiling zone. >> never so happy to get a ticket in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight, i'm bob schieffer. cbs news has learned that the pentagon is making the initial preparations for a cruise missile attack on syrian government forces. we say...
1,449
1.4K
Aug 14, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 1,449
favorite 0
quote 1
. >> pelley: and terrell brown with 16 garage workers who won the lottery. how did they feel? >> we're very happy, happy, happy. some of my friends would say. captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. tion is >> pelley: good evening. the obama administration is putting a ground stop on a deal that would form the largest airline in the world. the justice department filed an antitrust suit today to try to block the merger of american airlines and u.s. airways. saying that it would hurt consumers. as evidence, the government cites internal memos in which executives of the two airlines say that previous mergers have allowed the industry to raise fees and fares. publicly, those airlines claim that the deal would be good for travelers. so unless the two sides can settle their differences the merger is flying into court. here is transportation correspondent sharyl attkisson. >> reporter: it's the first time in 14 years that the federal government has filed a lawsuit .o block an airline merger. u.s. airways and american a
. >> pelley: and terrell brown with 16 garage workers who won the lottery. how did they feel? >> we're very happy, happy, happy. some of my friends would say. captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. tion is >> pelley: good evening. the obama administration is putting a ground stop on a deal that would form the largest airline in the world. the justice department filed an antitrust suit today to try to...
168
168
Aug 14, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 1
terrell brown, cbs news, toms river, new jersey. >> well, if that story doesn't make you happy, this one should. it doesn't get any cuter than this. the giant panda mom we told you about tuesday is now nursing her cub. this is the first time the two have been together august 6 when the cub was taken away after hurting her leg. chinese zoo zhao officials say they'll let the two spend more time together every day. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the government government's attempt to ground the merger between us airways and american airlineses. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." discover card. i asked my husband to pay our bill, and he forgot. you have the it card and it's your first time missing a payment, so there's no late fee. really? yep! so is your husband off the hook? no. he went out for milk last week and came back with a puppy. hold it. hold it. hold it. at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card with late payment forgiveness. i like it - i just... you can't change color like we do. valspar has the love your c
terrell brown, cbs news, toms river, new jersey. >> well, if that story doesn't make you happy, this one should. it doesn't get any cuter than this. the giant panda mom we told you about tuesday is now nursing her cub. this is the first time the two have been together august 6 when the cub was taken away after hurting her leg. chinese zoo zhao officials say they'll let the two spend more time together every day. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning,"...
155
155
Aug 13, 2013
08/13
by
WJZ
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown reports. >> reporter: the new york city police department stopped more than 1.5 million people last year over the stop and frisk policy. 87% were black or latino. david said he was 15 when he was first stopped. it happened three more times while he was in college. that's when he joined the lawsuit against the city. >> as i walk around, i tell them, you know, you think i'm just some dumb young kid that's going to stand for this. i'm not. i'm going to fight this. he laughed and said i love the way you fight. you're not going to win. >> reporter: in the deal to defend the policy that they believe to be effective, they have willfully ignored overwhelming truth that the policy of targeting the right people is racially discriminatory. last year, a little over 9% of those stopped were arrested. mayor michael bloomberg defended the program, he said it prevented more than 7300 murders since he's taken office. >> there is just no question that stop first and frisk has saved countless lives. and we most most of those lives saved, based on statistics, have been black or hispanic men
terrell brown reports. >> reporter: the new york city police department stopped more than 1.5 million people last year over the stop and frisk policy. 87% were black or latino. david said he was 15 when he was first stopped. it happened three more times while he was in college. that's when he joined the lawsuit against the city. >> as i walk around, i tell them, you know, you think i'm just some dumb young kid that's going to stand for this. i'm not. i'm going to fight this. he...
226
226
Aug 12, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 226
favorite 0
quote 0
as terrell brown tells us, it's more than genetics. >> reporter: usain bolt is one of the most gifted athletes in the world. the six-time olympic medalist has shattered records in both the 100- and 200-meter races. >> i was given a gift and that's what i do. >> reporter: at the university of virginia speed clinic, max studies what makes lead runners like bolt so fast. >> he's able to marry genetics with tremendous work ethic. >> reporter: scientists say when he races, bolts foot explodes off the ground at 5,000 pounces of force. it's like the difference of bouncing a beach ball versus a super ball. the beach ball stays on the ground longer and doesn't bounce as high. bolt's speed bounces like a super ball which hits the ground harder and springs off faster, but bolt has other advantages. at 6'5", he's taller than most competitors, and his strides are nearly 8 inches longer. when bolt set the world record in the 100-meter dash in 2009, he took only 41 steps. his closest competitors took 44. steven piazza. >> his stride frequency is about the same as his competitors, but his stride leng
as terrell brown tells us, it's more than genetics. >> reporter: usain bolt is one of the most gifted athletes in the world. the six-time olympic medalist has shattered records in both the 100- and 200-meter races. >> i was given a gift and that's what i do. >> reporter: at the university of virginia speed clinic, max studies what makes lead runners like bolt so fast. >> he's able to marry genetics with tremendous work ethic. >> reporter: scientists say when he...
264
264
Aug 1, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 264
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown reports. >> reporter: alex rodriguez worked out in tampa, recovering from an injury that has kept him off the field all year. with a suspension looming, the only question now is if he will ever play again. >> there it goes. >> reporter: a major league team executive tells us the commissioner's office is considering suspending rodriguez for using performance-enhancing drugs and violating the integrity of the game policy. violating it could carry a lifetime ban. >> this is a guy who was destined for the hall of fame. >> espn investigator t.j. quinn first reported the story. >> it is believe thad he acti activively obstructed with the investigation. they have looked into charges that he tampered with witnesses, that he tried to get documents, possibly have them destroyed. if they got the evidence to back that up, that adds a whole other element to this case. >> reporter: in an interview for "sports illustrated" he seemed hopeful about his future. i'm not giving up, he said. i have tremendous hope. hopefully there's a come more chapters in the book. "sports illustrated" manag
terrell brown reports. >> reporter: alex rodriguez worked out in tampa, recovering from an injury that has kept him off the field all year. with a suspension looming, the only question now is if he will ever play again. >> there it goes. >> reporter: a major league team executive tells us the commissioner's office is considering suspending rodriguez for using performance-enhancing drugs and violating the integrity of the game policy. violating it could carry a lifetime ban....
170
170
Aug 5, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
here's terrell brown. >> reporter: whitey bulger once one of the most powerful gangsters in south boston told a judge friday that staying silent was not his idea. i feel that i've been choked off from having an opportunity to give an adequate defense, he said. as far as i'm concerned i didn't get a fair trial. this is a sham. after 16 year manhunt bulger's decision not to testify was a crushing disappointment for victims' families who wanted prosecutors to grill him on the stand. >> he's the biggest coward to ever walk the streets of the city of boston. >> reporter: over the course of the trial 72 witnesses testified. their stories resembling a script from a hollywood movie there were gruesome accounts of killings including a brought ago one about victim deborah davis, the girlfriend of his right hand man stephen flemmi. fearing davis knew too much about his relationship with the fbi bulger wanted her dead. and flemmi told a courtroom how bulger killed her himself. he grabbed her by the throat and strangled her, flemmi said. he was holding her, strangling her all the way down to the base
here's terrell brown. >> reporter: whitey bulger once one of the most powerful gangsters in south boston told a judge friday that staying silent was not his idea. i feel that i've been choked off from having an opportunity to give an adequate defense, he said. as far as i'm concerned i didn't get a fair trial. this is a sham. after 16 year manhunt bulger's decision not to testify was a crushing disappointment for victims' families who wanted prosecutors to grill him on the stand. >>...
257
257
Aug 1, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown reports alex rodriguez is expected to get hit hardest. the obama administration defends collecting the phone records of millions of americans. bob orr tells us members of congress are skeptical. >> so what's it going to be next? >> pelley: can it be? anthony mason reports economic performance is now tied in part to how well lady gaga performs. and when julie stitt decided to donate her kidney, it set off a chain of events she could not have imagined. >> i've never seen anything like that in 28 years in the transplant field. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight on t's off nt, i am bob schieffer. the other shoe is about to drop as in the baseball drug scandal. major league baseball has gotified the players' union which players it intends to tspend. m don't know how many will be affected but the game's highest- pld player, alex rodriguez of the new york yankees, is expected to be among the hardest tht. terrell brown has our report. >> reporter: alex rodr
terrell brown reports alex rodriguez is expected to get hit hardest. the obama administration defends collecting the phone records of millions of americans. bob orr tells us members of congress are skeptical. >> so what's it going to be next? >> pelley: can it be? anthony mason reports economic performance is now tied in part to how well lady gaga performs. and when julie stitt decided to donate her kidney, it set off a chain of events she could not have imagined. >> i've...
229
229
Aug 26, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 229
favorite 0
quote 0
soldiers have stepped in to help as terrell brown reports. >> reporter: in 2009 captain fanso was on a special mission in iraq when he came across a little boy who had been badly injured by an ied. >> i was kind of shocked to seat extent of his injuries. >> reporter: his name is wy, and he needed a lot of medical attention. >> i didn't want to just allow things to just pass in and out of my life without trying to do something about it. >> reporter: back at his base the captain decided to search the internet for relief agencies. and sent a letter to elisia of santaen, island new york, she runs a nonprofit group called the global medical relief fund. >> like many other requests i have gotten out of the iraq from the military, he had written asking if i could help this child. >> reporter: when you first saw wy, how was he? >> he was broken. he was missing an eye, his face was terribly scarred. missing an arm and missing a leg. >> reporter: how he is doing now? >> oh, great. he's doing great now. >> reporter: the mission is to help children who have been injured in war and national disas
soldiers have stepped in to help as terrell brown reports. >> reporter: in 2009 captain fanso was on a special mission in iraq when he came across a little boy who had been badly injured by an ied. >> i was kind of shocked to seat extent of his injuries. >> reporter: his name is wy, and he needed a lot of medical attention. >> i didn't want to just allow things to just pass in and out of my life without trying to do something about it. >> reporter: back at his base...
214
214
Aug 18, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 214
favorite 0
quote 0
here is terrell brown. >> reporter: jennie stormes' 14-year-old son, jack, has a rare form of epilepsy called dravet syndrome, it affects his ability to speak and walk and causes seizures. >> he goes through seizures every day. >> he had one this morning. >> reporter: he had four this morning. he had brain surgery but only one thing seemed to help. >> we tried medical marijuana, saw huge changes, huge difference and a lot of >> reporter: the strain does not have t.h.c., the chemical that makes a person high. he's not smoking it. >> no. >> reporter: he's not getting high from it. >> never getting high. >> reporter: so what is the image i should see for a child using medical marijuana? >> you're going to see a normal kid. you're not going to notice any difference. you're going to see a kid taking allergy meds, let's say, claritin. >> reporter: jennie is among new jersey families pressuring governor chris christie to approve expanding the state's medical marijuana program to allow the edible form for kids under 18. yesterday christie did. in a written statement the governor said: but chri
here is terrell brown. >> reporter: jennie stormes' 14-year-old son, jack, has a rare form of epilepsy called dravet syndrome, it affects his ability to speak and walk and causes seizures. >> he goes through seizures every day. >> he had one this morning. >> reporter: he had four this morning. he had brain surgery but only one thing seemed to help. >> we tried medical marijuana, saw huge changes, huge difference and a lot of >> reporter: the strain does not...
100
100
Aug 2, 2013
08/13
by
KTVU
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
inside the car is 25-year-old lebron terrell brown. brown decides to take off. this does happen to be a dead-end street. you see brown turning around. he starts driving back in the direction of the officer. the officer at this point claims to have been standing right next to his car. the officer says he felt his life was in danger, so he fired three times. one of those did strike brown in the arm. >> did he manage to then apprehend brown or did brown get away? >> he ended up driving himself to the hospital but he was later arrested. this case has been given to the grand jury because the d.a. wants to pursue criminal attempted homicide, not just a misdemeanor for running that stop sign. while the case is under investigation, the officer is under administrative leave. >> i can't imagine an officer firing at a guy just for not stopping at a stop sign who is this guy? does he have a criminal background? >> he does have a criminal history. at the time of this incident, it appears he was under probation for a series of other incidents. brown's lawyer believes what we
inside the car is 25-year-old lebron terrell brown. brown decides to take off. this does happen to be a dead-end street. you see brown turning around. he starts driving back in the direction of the officer. the officer at this point claims to have been standing right next to his car. the officer says he felt his life was in danger, so he fired three times. one of those did strike brown in the arm. >> did he manage to then apprehend brown or did brown get away? >> he ended up driving...
81
81
Aug 5, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
terrel brown explains why that left a bitter taste in many mouths. >> reporter: whitey bolger. once one of the most powerful gangsters in boston told the judge staying silent was not his idea. i feel i've been choked off from having an opportunity to have an adequate defense, he said. as far as i'm concerned i didn't get a fair trial. this is an sham. his decision not to testify was a crushing disappointment for victim's families who wanted prosecutors to grill him on the stand. >> biggest coward to ever walk the streets. >> 72 witnesses testified. their stories resembling a script from a movie. gruesome accounts of killings including a brutal one about debra davis. the girlfriend of his right hand man. fearing davis knew too much, bolger wanted her dead. and told a courtroom how bolger killed her. he grabbed her by the throat and strangled her. strangling her all the way down to the base amount. often took naps after murdering people. maybe he was physically exhausted from it. i don't know. maybe he would get high on it. >>> prosecutors charged bolger with rackateering. he's l
terrel brown explains why that left a bitter taste in many mouths. >> reporter: whitey bolger. once one of the most powerful gangsters in boston told the judge staying silent was not his idea. i feel i've been choked off from having an opportunity to have an adequate defense, he said. as far as i'm concerned i didn't get a fair trial. this is an sham. his decision not to testify was a crushing disappointment for victim's families who wanted prosecutors to grill him on the stand. >>...
109
109
Aug 14, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> pelley: and terrell brown with 16 garage workers who won the lottery. how did they feel? >> we're very happy, happy, happy. some of my friends would say.
. >> pelley: and terrell brown with 16 garage workers who won the lottery. how did they feel? >> we're very happy, happy, happy. some of my friends would say.
141
141
Aug 1, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown reports alex rodriguez is expected to get hit hardest. the obama administration defends collecting the phone records of millions of americans. bob orr tells us members of congress are skeptical. >> so what's it going to be next? >> pelley: can it be? anthony mason reports economic performance is now tied in part to how well lady gaga performs. and when julie stitt decided to donate her kidney, it set off a chain of events she could not have imagined. >> i've never seen anything like that in 28 years in the transplant field. captioning sponsored by cbs
terrell brown reports alex rodriguez is expected to get hit hardest. the obama administration defends collecting the phone records of millions of americans. bob orr tells us members of congress are skeptical. >> so what's it going to be next? >> pelley: can it be? anthony mason reports economic performance is now tied in part to how well lady gaga performs. and when julie stitt decided to donate her kidney, it set off a chain of events she could not have imagined. >> i've...
165
165
Aug 13, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> pelley: terrell brown in times square, thanks. also today the attorney general of the united states announced a major shift in a policy that has long required mandatory prison time for low-level drug dealers. eric holder told the american bar association that the criminal justice system is broken in many ways. holder said that since mandatory prison for drug offenses began in the 1980s, the federal prison population has grown by 800%. holder says he will now stop charging many nonviolent drug suspects with crimes that carry the mandatory sentences. to understand what this problem looks like, we asked john blackstone to show us the prisons in california which has its own mandatory sentencing for drug offenses. >> in california about 120,000 inmates are crowded into state prisons designed to hold just 80,000. prison gymnasiums have been turned into dormitories and even county jails are full. all this is part of the legacy of california's three strikes law passed in 1994. san francisco's chief jail keeper is sheriff ross mirkarimi. c
. >> pelley: terrell brown in times square, thanks. also today the attorney general of the united states announced a major shift in a policy that has long required mandatory prison time for low-level drug dealers. eric holder told the american bar association that the criminal justice system is broken in many ways. holder said that since mandatory prison for drug offenses began in the 1980s, the federal prison population has grown by 800%. holder says he will now stop charging many...
139
139
Aug 11, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
and built for speed-- terrell brown shows us what science is learning about usain bolt, the fastest man alive. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod with a wtern edition of the broadcast. we begin tonight in
and built for speed-- terrell brown shows us what science is learning about usain bolt, the fastest man alive. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod with a wtern edition of the broadcast. we begin tonight in
237
237
Aug 22, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 237
favorite 0
quote 0
more on that now from terrell brown. >> reporter: more than 1,500 people stood in this line at the carpenter's union in new york city just for the chance to land an apprenticeship. some of the applicants were in line a week for jobs that start at $45 an hour. >> i'm not going to beat this blue collar job. this is a great job. that's why there are lots of people here, because they just don't hand out jobs like this everyday. >> reporter: a majority of u.s. workers experienced a decade of flat wages, according to new research by the left-leaning economic policy institute. it found the median weekly wage last year was $768. that's the same as 12 years earlier when adjusted for inflation. over that same period, wages fell for 70% of workers. economists place much of the blame on a labor market that hasn't recovered from the great recession. >> i've had friends that went to four years of college, did four years of college and graduated and waited years to even get a job. >> reporter: craig carr considers himself lucky. he waited on that carpenter line for three days back in 2007 before the recessio
more on that now from terrell brown. >> reporter: more than 1,500 people stood in this line at the carpenter's union in new york city just for the chance to land an apprenticeship. some of the applicants were in line a week for jobs that start at $45 an hour. >> i'm not going to beat this blue collar job. this is a great job. that's why there are lots of people here, because they just don't hand out jobs like this everyday. >> reporter: a majority of u.s. workers experienced a...
587
587
Aug 29, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 587
favorite 0
quote 0
as terrell brown reports, it's not the first time this situation has come up. >> reporter: the lawsuit, filed by the missouri attorney general, alleges the nation's largest pharmacy change has been regularly swindling shoppers. >> our findings were disturbing. investigators from the attorney general's office documented overcharges and deceptive prices at nearly every store we visited. >> reporter: undercover investigators sent to eight walgreen stores across missouri found that out of 205 purchases 43 of them had higher prices at checkout than the original prices listed on the shelves. with differences ranging from a few cents to $15. he provided examples of the deceptive practices at a press conference earlier this week. >> 6.99. with a walgreens reward card. we had a walgreens reward card. but we were charged $8.99. >> reporter: and this isn't the first time walgreens message has been checked out. they had to cough up $1.4 million in penalties after four counties in california sued over price discrepancies. the company paid nearly $30,000 to settle claims it failed to post refund not
as terrell brown reports, it's not the first time this situation has come up. >> reporter: the lawsuit, filed by the missouri attorney general, alleges the nation's largest pharmacy change has been regularly swindling shoppers. >> our findings were disturbing. investigators from the attorney general's office documented overcharges and deceptive prices at nearly every store we visited. >> reporter: undercover investigators sent to eight walgreen stores across missouri found...
368
368
Aug 28, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 368
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown is here with that story. terrell. >> good morning to you. after the couple at the center of this case both lost a leg in a texting and driving accident, they sued the driver who hit them and the girl he was texting at the time of the crash. it sends a message to anyone texting. >>> the appeals court ruled that the teenage girl who texted a friend while he was driving shortly before he crashed, could not be held liable, but the judges on the panel released a statement saying, in part, we conclude that a person sending text messages has a duty not to text someone who is driving if the texter knows or has special reasons to know that the recipient will view the text while driving. last year cbs news spoke to linda and david cooper, the family at the center of the case. >> this is a senseless crash that didn't have to happen. >> reporter: on september 21st, 2009, they were riding their motorcycle down a new jersey road when this chevy truck swerved across lanes and crashed into them head on. >> what i saw was the gentleman in the truck steering
terrell brown is here with that story. terrell. >> good morning to you. after the couple at the center of this case both lost a leg in a texting and driving accident, they sued the driver who hit them and the girl he was texting at the time of the crash. it sends a message to anyone texting. >>> the appeals court ruled that the teenage girl who texted a friend while he was driving shortly before he crashed, could not be held liable, but the judges on the panel released a...
387
387
Aug 9, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 387
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown is with us. >> opening night is tonight. it will run through the weekend. we set in on a dress rehearsal yesterday and watched as more than 100 teens and children put on the musical, a story of loyalty and resilience. >> this ain't your mom's musical. >> it didn't look anything like this. ♪ sues sues sues ♪ >> reporter: the stage dazzles with color, a live orchestra, and a reduction that looks fit for the broadway theater. but the actors are as young as 15 and as old as 18. all from the newtown area. >> the show itself couldn't be more perfect for us. and i think we've all found -- we've all had a moment where we realized that. >> i think this town a lot of us have lost hope and so this show is about keeping that hope and, you know, saying that we're not going to give up. >> reporter: the town was devastated last september when an elementary school shooting claimed the life of six adults and 20 children. it's not spoken of much in rehearsals but it's still on everyone's mind. >> there's multiple times on stage where i have to fight back tears just becau
terrell brown is with us. >> opening night is tonight. it will run through the weekend. we set in on a dress rehearsal yesterday and watched as more than 100 teens and children put on the musical, a story of loyalty and resilience. >> this ain't your mom's musical. >> it didn't look anything like this. ♪ sues sues sues ♪ >> reporter: the stage dazzles with color, a live orchestra, and a reduction that looks fit for the broadway theater. but the actors are as young as...
273
273
Aug 14, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 273
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown went to their entertaining news conference. >> reporter: they call themselves oceans 16. a lottery spokesperson said their heart warming story almost sounds too good to be true. >> just happy, happy, happy, thank you. >> reporter: he and his co-workers from the ocean county vehicle services department will each take home $3.8 million after taxes. >> just a miracle and shocking and after 34 years and almost retiring last year this happens. >> reporter: the odds winning were about 1 in 175 million. leaving this tight-knit group feeling lucky. especially considering some of them were hit hard during super storm sandy. >> the first thing i'm going to do is buy me and my daughter a home and bring my dog back home. >> reporter: the winning ticket came from this acme store in little egg harbor along the jersey shore. lisa was the first to realize they hit the jackpot. >> i immediately just started shaking. i'm just staring at it. i didn't know what to do. well, i got up. i walked down the hall. i opened up the bedroom door. i had to wake my poor husband up. who was no longer po
terrell brown went to their entertaining news conference. >> reporter: they call themselves oceans 16. a lottery spokesperson said their heart warming story almost sounds too good to be true. >> just happy, happy, happy, thank you. >> reporter: he and his co-workers from the ocean county vehicle services department will each take home $3.8 million after taxes. >> just a miracle and shocking and after 34 years and almost retiring last year this happens. >> reporter:...
179
179
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown reports on that story and terrell is with us. good morning. >> good morning to you. henrietta lax' cells have been used for more than six decades and she and her family were never asked for permission now. they're getting a say in how those cells were used. in 1951 she came to johns hopkins hospital for cervical cancer. they took some of her cells and found they could survive in lab. it was something that had never bun done before. >> it was something that could grow forever. >> reporter: they were used to discover the polio vaccine and help with aids and cancer. they've saved millions of lives. >> this is everywhere. >> but lax, poor and uneducated died in the hospital and the scientists took the cells without her consent. her family's fight to control its use was chronicled in the bestseller "the immortal life of henrietta lax." it will be made into a movie. now 62 years later the national institutes of health is giving them the final say. it will be approved by a panel with two lax family panel members on it. >> this is the first time for someone to consider the f
terrell brown reports on that story and terrell is with us. good morning. >> good morning to you. henrietta lax' cells have been used for more than six decades and she and her family were never asked for permission now. they're getting a say in how those cells were used. in 1951 she came to johns hopkins hospital for cervical cancer. they took some of her cells and found they could survive in lab. it was something that had never bun done before. >> it was something that could grow...
312
312
tv
eye 312
favorite 0
quote 0
terrell brown is with us. good morning. >> norah, good morning to you. opening night is tonight and will air over the weekend we sat in on dress rehearsal and watched as 200 children put on the musical ". >> this isn't your mom's musical. >> reporter: in the auditor rum of newtown auditorium the stage damages with eye-popping color, a live orchestra and a production na looks fit for a broadway theater but the actors are as young as 5 and as old as 18 all from the newtown area. >> the show itself couldn't be more perfect for us and i think we've all had a moment where we've realized that. >> i think that this town a lot of us have lost hope and so this show is about keeping that hope and, you know saying that we're nothing got to give up. >> reporter: the town was devastated last december when an elementary school shooting claimed the lives of six adults and 20 children. it's not spoken much during rehearsals but it's on everyone's minds. >> there are times i'm on stage that i have to fight back tears but not in a bad way. fighting back tears of joy and o
terrell brown is with us. good morning. >> norah, good morning to you. opening night is tonight and will air over the weekend we sat in on dress rehearsal and watched as 200 children put on the musical ". >> this isn't your mom's musical. >> reporter: in the auditor rum of newtown auditorium the stage damages with eye-popping color, a live orchestra and a production na looks fit for a broadway theater but the actors are as young as 5 and as old as 18 all from the newtown...
662
662
Aug 2, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 662
favorite 0
quote 0
so terrell brown is here with the story. >> attorneys for macy's and jv penny faced off in a courtroom, all for rights to sell merchandise endorsed by one of the world's most recognizable homemakers. attorneys for macy's and jcpenneys had closing arguments. all over their partnerships with media mogul martha stewart. the suit alleges that martha stewart living omnimedia breached at exclusive 2006 contract with macy's when it inked a separate merchandising deal with jcpenney three years later. mark epstein, who represented jcpenney, said the entire case came down to a poorly written contract. but macy's attorney argued the deal's intention was to harm macy's. at stake is the right to sell martha stewart branded products like bedding and cook wear at jcpenney stores. something stewart has been eager to do after her parent company endured its fifth straight year of financial losses. >> martha stewart wants to rapidly expand its retail brand in order to make up for losses in its media business. so as long as martha stewart gets the go ahead here, they'll be able to put martha stewart produ
so terrell brown is here with the story. >> attorneys for macy's and jv penny faced off in a courtroom, all for rights to sell merchandise endorsed by one of the world's most recognizable homemakers. attorneys for macy's and jcpenneys had closing arguments. all over their partnerships with media mogul martha stewart. the suit alleges that martha stewart living omnimedia breached at exclusive 2006 contract with macy's when it inked a separate merchandising deal with jcpenney three years...
380
380
Aug 30, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 380
favorite 0
quote 0
brown is here with that story. good morning >>> anthony, good morning to you. boston ems radio took the radio communications and synced them up with a radio. the result is a gripping result of emergency personnel reacting with calm and poise to the unfolding chaos. >> just ten seconds after the first explosion, the ems radio started lighting up. moments later, word of a second explosion. >> the device just went off. all units, extreme caution. >> at this point, with uncertainty about more devices yet to detonate the wounded are moved to the main medical campus. about 2 1/2 minutes after the explosion, the scope of tragedy from the incident commander, james hooley. >> would you notify all the hostages there is potential for mass casualty event. >> reporter: a few victims were found some distance from the bombing site. they apparently tried to free to safety. >> i have one down at newbury by joe's american bar and grill. >> others were simply too aged to do so. >> we are on our way now. >> there were a lot of patient
brown is here with that story. good morning >>> anthony, good morning to you. boston ems radio took the radio communications and synced them up with a radio. the result is a gripping result of emergency personnel reacting with calm and poise to the unfolding chaos. >> just ten seconds after the first explosion, the ems radio started lighting up. moments later, word of a second explosion. >> the device just went off. all units, extreme caution. >> at this point, with...
894
894
Aug 24, 2013
08/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 894
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> terrell brown spoke with biologists trying to figure out why. >> reporter: the first dead dolphins washed up in new jersey and virginia in june. since then more have been found in maryland and new york. biologist kimberly durham's team has recovered 27 dead dolphins. >> you don't know why this is happening. >> currently no. when we were doing examinations we would find they were very skinny. compromised animals. some had skin lesions. they were very sick individuals. >> reporter: marine biologists believe they could be suffering a bacterial or viral infection with symptoms similar to measles. >> there is a lot of oh skin contact between them. they are constantly rubbing each other. the possibility of spreading it is large. >> reporter: it was a virus that killed near ly 750 dolphins from new york to florida in the late '80s. charles potter studied the ep demiracle. he's a marine mammal biologist at the smithsonian. he believes pollution could be weakening their immune systems. >> as animals migrate south through virginia going to the carolinas, if this event follows what we saw in
. >> terrell brown spoke with biologists trying to figure out why. >> reporter: the first dead dolphins washed up in new jersey and virginia in june. since then more have been found in maryland and new york. biologist kimberly durham's team has recovered 27 dead dolphins. >> you don't know why this is happening. >> currently no. when we were doing examinations we would find they were very skinny. compromised animals. some had skin lesions. they were very sick...
163
163
Aug 22, 2013
08/13
by
WETA
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
arthur brown. courtney upshaw. and our secondary, i think, is very underrated. >> is it a little bit hard coming in right after they won the super bowl? you got guys, probably not august -- not walking around but showing them -- >> i've not -- >> nothing. >> through o.t.a.'s when they had the little ring ceremony. >> they moved on. >> absolutely. yeah. it's nothing for me to be talking about. and it's -- no. it's a totally different new team. that last year's team did a great job toward the end. and you can learn from that. but 2013 baltimore ravens. and i think we all on this roster, and coaching staff, players, we all have something to prove. >> you think about terrell suggs. who was the ravens' all-time leading pass rusher. as far as when it comes to sacks. and here's a guy who was a defensive player of the year in 2012. in 2011, excuse me. he never has had opposite him an elite pass rusher like elvis dumervil. what these two might accomplish together, it can be something special. now, what we saw a week ago her
arthur brown. courtney upshaw. and our secondary, i think, is very underrated. >> is it a little bit hard coming in right after they won the super bowl? you got guys, probably not august -- not walking around but showing them -- >> i've not -- >> nothing. >> through o.t.a.'s when they had the little ring ceremony. >> they moved on. >> absolutely. yeah. it's nothing for me to be talking about. and it's -- no. it's a totally different new team. that last year's...